Discussing Boundaries in a Way That is Freeing, Not Controlling: Episode 175
EmPowered Couples with The Freemans
Aaron & Jocelyn Freeman
5.0 • 589 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2021
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
Establishing boundaries as a couple can sometimes be a point of tension. It can feel like a battle between wanting to feel security, but also not feeling controlled by the other. The thing is, boundaries are critical to agree upon, so you both feel respected, loved, and also fulfilled.
Most couples discuss boundaries as: expressing commands, arguing repeatedly, a resistance to feeling controlled. Yet, they can be discussed in a loving, respectful way that feels like a win-win agreement for you both to create a more connected and collaborative relationship.
In this episode you will hear some areas in which boundaries are important to establish, plus gain the steps to discuss boundaries in a way that is freeing, not controlling.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Empowered Couples podcast where here you get modern, non-boring relationship |
| 0:05.4 | advice for you and your partner to communicate like pros, fight smarter, and stay in the same team |
| 0:10.8 | no matter the challenge that you face. I'm one of your host, Aaron Freeman. And I'm Jocelyn Freeman, |
| 0:15.1 | but you all just know us as the Freeman's. And get ready for this episode about discussing |
| 0:19.3 | boundaries in a way that is freeing and not controlling. |
| 0:23.4 | Imagine that a conversation that feels like freedom, not control, and a power struggle. |
| 0:29.2 | And before we get into the content, which we know all of you are going to resonate with and |
| 0:33.9 | it might even be challenging some of your beliefs. |
| 0:36.3 | A new idea, I think. You probably haven't heard before. |
| 0:38.5 | But before that, because it's tonight, we had to start off making sure that you know |
| 0:43.0 | we're doing a communication mastery web class tonight, July 20th. |
| 0:49.2 | So if you're listening to this episode the day that it launches, then you want to make sure |
| 0:53.1 | you register, And that's |
| 0:54.3 | at online couples workshops.com. That is with an S. And we're going to be going into four |
| 1:01.0 | communication skills you must acquire to deepen your emotional intimacy, create win-win solutions, |
| 1:08.2 | and really understand each other, even when your perspectives are different. |
| 1:12.6 | So again, go make sure to register for July 20th at online couples workshops.com. |
| 1:18.7 | Over 300 of you are registered and you don't want to be that one person that feels like, |
| 1:22.8 | why didn't we attend? |
| 1:25.0 | So let's talk about boundaries because it does come up a lot in the sessions that we do |
| 1:29.7 | in our private coaching. |
| 1:31.3 | And as usual, we like to set a definition, which is kind of like maybe a common definition |
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